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| Staying Healthy |
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| ALERT: The West Nile Virus
is now almost everywhere: check Here
& Here |
| Bulletin:
the World Health Organization has ordered an
world travel alert. Click here |
| Healthopedia.com
is a great site for health related information |
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Travelers with disabilities click Here
for travel information for the
disabled.
An important site for
travelers: World Health
Organization.
For more information on travel health & safety
try International S. O.
S.
Another important site is
the Center for disease control
Get in shape - Here
Heat Related Problems Here
Bali Belly/Montezuma's revenge Click here
Malaria - (not a Balinese problem) Click here
For Mosquito control Click Here
Aids & Hepatitis - Click here
Dengue Fever - Click here
Rabies/Tetanus/Typhoid - Click
here
Cuts, & even abrasions - Click here
Vaccinations & booster shots - Click here
Crime - Click here
Airplanes
& Blood clots - Click Here
For Motion Sickness - Click
Here
Campers in the U.S. Check on Rocky Mountain
spotted fever Here
Babesiosis is a tick carried
disease that is found through out the world though it is commonly
mistaken for Plasmodium, which causes Malaria in many areas. In The U.S.
it's most common in the north east.
Some tips on Finding a Doctor abroad. Here
Blue Cross & Blue Shield patients looking for a participating
doctor while traveling check Here.
More travel tips Here
Talking There: Click here
for Indonesian Phrase book
Try Rosetta Stone
Communicating
with Home
We say a lot with our body language: Click
here
The Vacations over. Going Home:
l. Customs: Click Here
2. Don't forget these things Here
3. Save on Taxes in Europe & Canada Here
Since most of the
World uses the metric system Click
Here for the conversion
tables.
Traveling to Europe?
You'll most likely be using the Euro find out about it Here
& Here
Check the Weather before you leave. Here
or Here
Appendix
Also: Links to books,
Islands magazine, & U. S. State Dept. Travel Advisory.
Before you buy a
travel handbook see Lonely Planet to improve:
in the appendix.
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Be
Careful of terminology:
What do they mean when they say a three day getaway?
(You could arrive Friday night & leave on Sunday morning.)
Always ask for the exact schedule. i.e. 11 p.m. Friday - 9.a.m. Sunday.
You’ll then know that it’s 1 full day. An evening & a wake up.
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When traveling you can never be to careful: I recently came across this site
on Street Scams in Barcelona
and though it was written about how thieves in Spain rip off tourists, it
could pertain to anyone anywhere. Read through it and get some tips on how
to watch your possessions when traveling. |
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Check the weather for the place your going Here |
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If you can't find a money belt for your trip try Here |
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Women: Traveling alone check Here |
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Teachers! Check this Site
before making any travel plans. It's only for you & your Families. |
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Students, faculty & youths
between 12 and 26 see about getting an ISE card Here
for big savings. |
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Try this Site
for more Travel Information, it seems to have quite a lot. |
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The American Automobile Association (AAA) has a
good site Here |
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Or try the Canadian automobile Association (CAA) Here |
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Amtrak for train travel inside the U. S. Here
Star Bus Tours U.S. Here |
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One travel.com Seams like a great travel
brokerage. Al Here |
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Consumer Travel rights center - a non-profit organization
gives good information Here |
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For the real adventurous try Outward bound Here |
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Get a short time job at a Club Med resort Here |
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I like to sail. If you do also click Here |
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CRUISE BY FREIGHTER Here
Here or Here |
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You can check Freighter Sailing schedules Here
Not all the ships carry passengers but you can start there for cruises going
where you want to go & when. |
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Crew on a sailboat for free or split cost.
Here |
